Image: St. George slaying the dragon as depicted on the 2015 Gold Sovereign issued by The Royal Mint. From The Royal Mint: "When St George met his end on 23 April 303 AD at the hands of the pagan Emperor Diocletian, he could not have imagined that almost 1,700 years later, he would not only be the Patron Saint of England, but also the iconic figure who has spanned 198 years on The Sovereign, the world’s oldest surviving coin still in production.""